Travel & visa

General information

The region is in between the former West and East, there is easy access from both sides, and also from other continents. For travel to Budapest there are several good options. The international airport of Budapest (terminals 2A, 2B) connects the city directly to some overseas and to all important European destinations. The three main railway stations (Déli, Keleti, Nyugati) are either terminations or stops of many intercity trains from west and east, south and north. There are several international coach services to Budapest. Motorists can also reach Budapest easily on the European motorway network.

Transfer to Miskolc from Budapest

There are many solutions to reach Miskolc. However the most convenient, reliable and favourable is to order a shuttle service. The Cívis Transzfer is a well-experienced local company. A detailed price chart is available here: www.civistranszfer.hu/en/prices.

Lillafüred is close to Miskolc about 20mins by car or by public transportation.

By public transport, take a train to “Miskolc-Tiszai pályaudvar”, and there get the tram Nr. 1 to the end station (“Diósgyőr városrész”). From the end station take a 5 or 15 bus and get off at “Palotaszálló”, every half hour. The intercity bus (VOLÁN) toward Bükkszentkereszt also stop at “Palotaszálló”.

The main railway station is Tiszai Station (Tiszai pályaudvar in Hungarian.) The trains going through Northern Hungary all stop in Miskolc. From Budapest, an hourly InterCity service runs from Keleti station to Miskolc-Tiszai, stopping only at Füzesabony along the way and taking 2 hours for the 182 km journey, with a 2nd class ticket costing cca. 4000 HUF if booked at least a week in advance. There are also several semi-fast Sebes trains, but these are slower (approx. 3 hours) and cost the same.

If coming from Budapest airport, first take bus 200E to Ferihegy railway station (8 minutes). Change to a train bound for Budapest-Nyugati station and get off at Zugló (the station before Budapest-Nyugati). From there take local bus 5, 7, 7A, 7E, 107E, 133E or 233E to Budapest-Keleti station (5 minutes) and finally take an InterCity train to Miskolc-Tiszai. Total travel duration from Budapest airport to Miskolc should be approx. 2 h 40 min.

See the website of Hungary State Railways [2] for information on trains, schedule and prices. The site is available in Hungarian, English and German.

The Tiszai station is well connected to the other parts of the city, both tram lines and many bus lines have their end station there.

By car

Miskolc can be reached from the West on Highway M3. You have to pay a toll/fee if you want to drive on a highway, which consists of going into any gas or petrol station and purchasing a e-Vignette for your car BEFORE you drive on the road.

How to reach Budapest?

By plane

There are daily direct flights from most European and from some North American cities. Liszt Ferenc Airport is situated on the SE margin of Budapest, 20 km from the city centre and is a popular destination for many low fare air carriers.

By train

Budapest has direct rail links to some 25 capitals. There are three major international railway stations in Budapest:

Public transport in Budapest is provided by Budapest Transport Ltd. (known to all Hungarians simply as BKK). Budapest has an efficient public transport network. In general the buses, trams and trolleybuses operate between 4.30 AM and 11 PM. All-night bus service operate on the major thoroughfares in the city (night bus timetables are posted at stops and in most metro stations). The three metro lines intersect at Deák Square in the centre of the town. Metros run at 2-15 minutes intervals from about 4.30 AM to 11.15 PM. There are also five suburban railway lines (HÉV) serving the outskirts of the city. For maps, timetables, ticket and pass information etc. see the home page of the BKK Ltd. (Budapest Transport Ltd.)

Public transport (#200E, air conditioned) circulates between the terminals and the Kőbánya-Kispest terminal of the Metro line 3 (“blue line”) at 8-15-minute intervals in daytime. #100E bus cruises between the airport and the Deák Ferenc Square directly to the downtown of the Pest side of Budapest. As an alternative, trains from Terminal 1 leave for Nyugati railway station frequently.

Visa and customs information

Customs information for Hungary

Hungary joined the European Union on 1 May 2004. Since that date Hungary has adopted the customs regulation of the European Union. Detailed information about travel documents and customs can be found in this booklet published by the Hungarian Customs and Finance Guard, providing useful information for tourists travelling within the European Union or travelling from a non-community country (third country) to any Member State of the European Union. For further information about the custom procedures, please consult the homepage of the Hungarian customs authority.

Visa information for Hungary

Hungary is part of the Schengen Area of 25 European countries. For non-Schengen EU, USA and Canadian citizens a valid passport is sufficient to enter Hungary. Citizens of other countries should check whether visa is needed for them when entering Hungary (for more information please visit the home page of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Hungary). On request, the Organizing Committee will issue invitation letters for visa applications. Please apply in due time for a visa if necessary. Please indicate during the registration if you need a personal invitation to attend the conference. It is important to note that a visa is only a preliminary permission for entry, which does not authorise its bearer automatically to enter the country.

On behalf of the Local Organizing we would like to inform you that due to organizational matters and circumstances the

9th International Conference on High Temperature Capillarity

to be held originally in Lillafured 18-22 June 2018

has been postponed to June 2019.

Those who have already paid the registration fee or hotel expenses will get full refund. The abstracts submitted to this conference will be removed from the system, so that authors wishing to publish their work in a different medium would have the chance freely to do so. Authors, wishing to maintain their submissions for the next year meeting are kindly asked to communicate the intent to the organizers.

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